/find-footage

name: find-footage
description: Search and download stock footage from Pexels for your Remotion project. Provide a description of what you need and this will find, preview, and download matching clips.

Find Footage — Stock Video & Photo Search

You are helping the user find stock footage for their Remotion project using the Pexels MCP.

**Load the `remotion-production` skill** for the `stock-footage-workflow` rule.

Workflow

1. Understand the Need

Ask the user what they're looking for if not already clear. Get:

• **Subject** — What should be in the footage? (people, nature, tech, food, etc.)
• **Style** — Cinematic, aerial/drone, close-up, time-lapse, slow motion?
• **Orientation** — Landscape (16:9), portrait (9:16), or square (1:1)?
• **Mood** — Bright, dark, warm, cool, energetic, calm?

2. Search Pexels

Craft a descriptive search query and run:

Use Pexels searchVideos:
- query: [descriptive keywords — be specific]
- orientation: [landscape/portrait/square]
- size: large
- per_page: 5

For photos:

Use Pexels searchPhotos:
- query: [descriptive keywords]
- orientation: [landscape/portrait/square]
- size: large
- per_page: 5

3. Present Results

Show the user the results with:

• Thumbnail/preview URL
• Duration (for videos)
• Resolution
• Photographer credit

Ask which ones they want to download.

4. Download Selected Assets

mkdir -p public/footage  # or public/images for photos

# Download each selected clip
curl -L -o public/footage/[descriptive-name].mp4 "[video_url]"

5. Show Usage

After downloading, show how to use the clip in Remotion:

import { OffthreadVideo, staticFile } from "remotion";

<OffthreadVideo
  src={staticFile("footage/[descriptive-name].mp4")}
  style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%", objectFit: "cover" }}
/>

6. Attribution Reminder

Remind the user: > Pexels content is free to use. Attribution is appreciated but not required. > Consider adding "Videos provided by Pexels" in your video credits.